Bricklaying and Landscaping in Livingston

Front gardens are often open-plan, with lawns running between houses and no fence or wall at the front. Some estates have title conditions that limit what you can build at the front, so it's worth checking your deeds before planning a front wall or fence.

Back gardens on newer estates are usually modest and overlooked, with a small slab patio by the back door and a lawn laid over compacted subsoil. That compacted ground is why so many Livingston lawns stay wet and why builders' patios sink. We dig it out, add sub-base and drainage where it's needed, and build on something solid.

Older districts such as Craigshill, Ladywell and Knightsridge have more mature gardens, longer runs of fencing and more established boundaries, while Murieston, Bellsquarry and the edges of Eliburn have larger plots, some on sloping ground.